With unfinished cars left to rust on the production line and paperwork lying scattered in the empty shell of the factory, these eerie photographs show a famous MG Rover plant where time has stalled.

Production at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham was massively scaled back after MG Rover collapsed in 2005 - meaning that the factory has been almost entirely unused over the past decade.

The owners of MG Motor confirmed last week that the West Midlands factory has completely stopped assembling cars after almost a century of on-off production.

Haunting images show how the derelict site has been deserted, with Rover 75 body shells left abandoned on the assembly line - destined to never be finished.

The images are a sharp contrast to the bustling pictures from the factory's hey-day in the 1980s when the plant employed 25,000 workers.

A photographer, who goes by the name Dab Hand, said it was a 'privilege' to see inside the factory which opened in 1905.

'It was completely untouched. To think thousands of people used to work there, and it's like it's been frozen in time,' the photographer said.

MG Motor said only 25 jobs will be lost at the site because the sales, marketing and after-sales departments located at the 300-employee strong UK base will be unaffected.

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These eerie photographs show how time has stalled at MG Rover's Longbridge plant in Birmingham. Unfinished Rover 75s have been left to rust on the production line at the factory. This light blue model was nearing completion, but it has been abandoned with no wheels or windows - destined to never be finished. It is still sitting on the assembly line 11 years after MG Rover collapsed

Production at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham was massively scaled back after MG Rover collapsed in 2005 - meaning that the factory has been almost entirely unused over the past decade. This haunting shot shows part of the body painting line. This area was used to dry the shells of the Rover 75s with hot air. The owners of MG Motor confirmed last week that the West Midlands factory has completely stopped assembling cars after almost a century of on-off production

Paperwork which has yellowed with age has been left scattered in the empty office in the abandoned factory in the West Midlands. One of these documents shows the course brochure used by the training department at MG Rover. An indemnity form used by the company can also be seen. It looked as though the paperwork may have been trodden on or left on the dirty ground. MG Motor said only 25 jobs will be lost at the site because the sales, marketing and after-sales departments located at the 300-employee strong UK base will be unaffected

The main entrance at the MG Rover Longbridge Plant is pictured here. Production at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham was massively scaled back after MG Rover collapsed in 2005 - meaning that the factory has been almost entirely unused over the past decade. The owners of MG Motor confirmed last week that the West Midlands factory has completely stopped assembling cars after almost a century of on-off production

Haunting images show how the derelict site has been deserted, with body shells of the Rover 75 left abandoned. This white car is still on the production line 11 years after MG Rover. A photographer, who goes by the name Dab Hand, said it was a 'privilege' to see inside the factory which opened in 1905. 'It was completely untouched. To think thousands of people used to work there, and it's like it's been frozen in time,' the photographer said

An MG Rover TF is pictured here still on the assembly line. It has been left to rust alongside dozens of other unfinished cars. Since 2007, three MG Motor models have been launched and part-built in the UK. 'There were still body shells of cars on the tracks, newspapers from 2009 and personal things people had left in offices. 'I thought everything had been scrapped or sold off, but it had just been left,' the photographer said

A rain puddle on the floor of the factory reveals the vast size of the Longbridge plant in Birmingham. Production at the plant was massively scaled back after MG Rover collapsed in 2005 - meaning that the factory has been almost entirely unused over the past decade. The owners of MG Motor confirmed last week that the West Midlands factory has completely stopped assembling cars after almost a century of on-off production

Spare parts can be seen in these boxes in the massive storage room at the factory. There are now around 300 workers left in Longbridge, and just recently, Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation - who bought out MG Rover - confirmed it was now stopping assembly and moving everything to China

This stark picture shows the body shell of a Rover 75 left abandoned on the production line. Production at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham was massively scaled back after MG Rover collapsed in 2005 - meaning that the factory has been almost entirely unused over the past decade

Covered in dust, these MG Rover door handles are destined to never be attached the the shells of the cars. Production at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham was massively scaled back after MG Rover collapsed in 2005 - meaning that the factory has been almost entirely unused over the past decade

A very dusty MG front bumper can be seen in this picture. Thousands of workers were made redundant at the Longbridge plant after MG Rover collapsed in 2005. The factory has been almost entirely unused over the past decade. The owners of MG Motor confirmed last week that the West Midlands factory has completely stopped assembling cars after almost a century of on-off production

An MG TF can be seen here on the production line. Production at the Longbridge plant in Birmingham was massively scaled back after MG Rover collapsed in 2005 - meaning that the factory has been almost entirely unused over the past decade. The owners of MG Motor confirmed last week that the West Midlands factory has completely stopped assembling cars after almost a century of on-off production

The haunting images are a sharp contrast to the bustling pictures from the factory's hey-day. This black and white shot shows workers on the production line in 1979. In the 1980s the plant employed 25,000 workers. It was opened in 1905 by engineer Herbert Austin and the first Austin car, costing £650, was produced the following year

A Rover employee can be seen working on the Vehicle Prep centre in Longbridge in 1999. BMW bought Rover in 1994, so the plant passed into BMW's hands a few years after this was taken. The factory was sold to the Phoenix Consortium in a management buyout in 2000. The Phoenix Consortium put MG Rover group into administration in 2005 and the factory's 6,000 workers were asked to go home

FROM BOOM TO BUST: HISTORY OF THE MG ROVER CAR PLANT AT LONGBRIDGE

November 4, 1905: Berkshire-born engineer Herbert Austin discovers a small derelict printing works at Longbridge, while driving round Birmingham looking for a site on which to set up a car-making business. He buys it, friends come forward with financial help and the Austin Motor Company is born.

March 1906: The first Austin car is produced, priced £650.

1908: Nearly 1,000 workers are employed at the Longbridge car plant.

February 1914: The Austin Motor Company is changed to public ownership.

First World War (1914-18): Munitions, not cars, are produced at Longbridge. Eight million shells, 650 guns, 2,000 aeroplanes, 2,500 aero engines and 2,000 trucks are produced.

Workers are pictured at the Rover factory in Longbridge in 1986. During the 1980s, the plant employed 25,000 workers. During that time the factory produced models including the Austin Metro and Rover 200-series

By 1917: The factory has trebled in size. The number of employees, many of them women, rises to more than 22,000 during the peak years of production during the war.

Second World War (1939-45): Car production is largely abandoned and armour-piercing ammunition, steel boxes, jerrycans, mines, depth charges and helmets produced. Parts for tanks are produced, plus nearly 3,000 planes.

1956: Austin is combined with the Morris Motor Company to become BMC.

1970s: Production at the factory is crippled by strikes with which Derek Robinson, or 'Red Robbo' as he was dubbed by the media, became synonymous.

1980s: Longbridge produces models such as the Austin Metro and Rover 200-series which helps to keep BL, now called the Austin Rover Group, afloat.

May 2000: Factory sold to the Phoenix Consortium in a management buyout. Financial commentators claim the plant is not modern enough and will run out of money within a few years.

April 2005: The Phoenix Consortium put MG Rover group into administration and the factory's 6,000 workers are asked to go home. Later that month the MG Rover group goes into receivership.

July 2005: Chinese automobile corporation Nanjing Automotive buys MG Rover with the hope of re-starting car production at Longbridge by 2007.

July 2006: Nanjing Automotive announces plans to start limited production of the MGF sports car at the factory and that around 250 workers could initially be employed on the project.